Extinct Austronesian language in the Solomon Islands
Not to be confused with Laghuu, a Loloish language of Northwestern Vietnam.
"Laghu" redirects here. For the term in Sanskrit prosody, see Laghu (prosody).
Laghu
Region
Santa Isabel Island
Extinct
1984
Language family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Northwest Solomonic
New Georgia – Ysabel
Ysabel
West Isabel
Laghu
Language codes
ISO 639-3
lgb
Glottolog
lagh1246
ELP
Laghu
Laghu (pronounced [laɡu]), also known as Hoatana or Katova, is an extinct language of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands. Its last speaker died in 1984. People in the villages of Baolo and Samasodu, where it used to be spoken, now speak the neighboring Zabana language, which is more widely spoken and still expanding (Palmer 2009:1-2).
Laghu (pronounced [laɡu]), also known as Hoatana or Katova, is an extinct language of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands. Its last speaker died in 1984...
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